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Audit and Evaluation

Programa UMSA/Asdi

The UMSA/Sida Program is periodically subjected to external audit and evaluation processes to ensure transparency, efficiency, and quality in the management of research, graduate studies, and social interaction. These processes allow for the identification of strengths and weaknesses, as well as the formulation of action plans to improve the program's performance.


Among the audit and evaluation processes carried out for the UMSA/Asdi Program, the following stand out:

• Management audit of DIPGIS (2012):

This audit was conducted by the international company Konsortium Professional Management Swedish Development, and it identified areas for improvement in the management of research, graduate studies, and social interaction. Based on this audit, an action plan was developed to address the observations and recommendations.

• Monitoring and evaluation of the management audit action plan (2015):

This evaluation was conducted by the consulting firm Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG), and it verified compliance with the action plan from the 2012 management audit. The result was positive, and Asdi was informed that DIPGIS had successfully implemented the action plan.

• Financial audit of Sida funds for research at UMSA (2019):

This audit was conducted by auditors from KPMG and reviewed the efficiency and monitoring of the financial management of the Sida funds for research at UMSA. The audit took note of the progress and activities carried out during the implementation phase of the reform process based on the Organization Manual and the Research Manual. The audit highlighted the reconstruction and application of the organization manual as positive advancements.

• Evaluation of the Sida bilateral sandwich research model at UMSA (2019):

This evaluation was conducted by a team from the Norwegian consulting firm NIRAS, based in Sweden, and analyzed the progress, relevance, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability of the Sida model for bilateral research cooperation. The evaluation assessed the model from two perspectives: in theoretical terms regarding the changes assumed by the counterpart institutions, and how the implementation of the model has influenced the results achieved so far. The evaluation showed that the sandwich model of doctoral training is highly beneficial because doctoral candidates are trained without losing the context and reality of the country to conduct research with the aim of increasing research and innovation for development.